FoxyProxy
Shares rank 55 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
People recommend it for sending only chosen domains or URL patterns through a proxy from inside the browser, without containers or manual proxy settings.
People recommend it for sending only chosen domains or URL patterns through a proxy from inside the browser, without containers or manual proxy settings.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Routes chosen domains or URL patterns
“allows me to select a list of domains to re-direct through the socks proxy”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: How many people got VPNs in response to laws like UK Online Safety Act?” “FoxyProxy's proxy by URL pattern would be what you'd want to use”
Comment from 28 Nov 2025 in “Imgur geo-blocked the UK, so I geo-unblocked my network” “This firefox addon will use a proxy based on URL patterns.”
Comment from 28 Nov 2025 in “Imgur geo-blocked the UK, so I geo-unblocked my network” Solves the task in a browser plugin
“In the past, I've used plugins to do just what you ask. FoxyProxy Standard did the trick”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “A Practical Guide to SSH Tunnels: Local and Remote Port Forwarding” “implement transparent rule-based routing without containers”
Comment from 26 Jun 2026 in “A Practical Guide to SSH Tunnels: Local and Remote Port Forwarding”
Other browser extensions people recommend
The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SponsorBlock | 137 | 4 | 97% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Firefox Multi-Account Containers | 76 | 13 | 85% | 10 | 7.5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| NoScript | 61 | 11 | 85% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| FoxyProxyThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“configuring them via manual settings is a total nightmare”
“implement transparent rule-based routing without containers”
“In the past, I've used plugins to do just what you ask. FoxyProxy Standard did the trick”
“allows me to select a list of domains to re-direct through the socks proxy”
“FoxyProxy's proxy by URL pattern would be what you'd want to use”
“This firefox addon will use a proxy based on URL patterns.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.